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SAN JOSE — Firefighters responded to a Tier 2 vegetation fire near Communications Hill on Sunday afternoon, according to a social media post...

Late Night LaMonte is heading to the land of late-night TV.The Giants have traded first baseman LaMonte Wade to the Los Angeles Angels in e...

PALO ALTO — In quick condemnation of President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Palo Alt...

SAN JOSE – The San Francisco Unicorns cricket team held its third annual family day on Sunday at Kathleen MacDonald High School, and just li...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants do not have the highest payroll or the most high-level talent on the roster, but no team in the league can claim...

By JEROME PUGMIREPARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-...

SAN FRANCISCO – Thousands of fans formed sprawling lines around Oracle Park hours before the Giants faced the floundering Braves on Sunday a...

SAN FRANCISCO – Former Warriors coach Don Nelson will add another accolade to his already impressive resume on Sunday evening.The Hall of F...

An attempted robbery of a Mountain View woman at an Oakland mall located at the 10700 block of MacArthur Boulevard turned into a shootout wi...

It’s been a decade since Hyundai announced the name Genesis would debut as a stand-alone upscale brand. Gone was the top-line Hyundai Genesi...

What is a Sorento? The Sorento is a midsize 3 row SUV built in the Hwasung, Korea assembly plant and sold in North America by Kia. The 2025...

The reading gameThe Santa Clara County Library District is encouraging patrons to press “start” on its summer reading program, “Level Up at...

Valle Monte League is using the $292,800 it raised at its 2024 Christmas Tree Elegance event to support mental health programs. The San Jose...

May 29Theft by false pretense: A Saratoga resident reported that someone acting as a representative with a property management company post...

Inclusive eventThe City of Cupertino is holding a ribbon-cutting at Jollyman Park on  Friday, June 13, at 1 p.m. for the new all-inclusive...

“He just went crazy!”— President Donald Trump after tech entrepreneur Elon Musk called his “Big Beautiful Bill” a pork-filled “abomination....

Looking to escape? Here are two recent trips local readers took to explore artists’ studios in Cuba and the Northern Lights in Norway. Check...

Valentin LopezChairman of Amah Mutsun tribal band, which has battled a proposed quarry on ancestral lands at Gilroy’s Sargent Ranch, celeb...

SANTA CLARA – Half of the 49ers’ roster is new. The team needed this offseason program to achieve more than getting guys in shape and back o...

First Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks upended America’s financial-services industry with an innovative Silicon Valley startup called...

TODAY’S WORD — CONCATENATE (CONCATENATE: kon-KAT-ih-nit: Linked together.)Average mark 39 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find 66 or mo...

Dear Eric: We live in the same town as my son’s family. He and his wife have two little boys.Related ArticlesAsking Eric: Sh...

Today is Sunday, June 8, the 159th day of 2025. There are 206 days left in the year.Today in history:On June 8, 2017, former FBI Director...

A man was fatally shot on the 6500 block of Camden Avenue, near the intersection with the Almaden Expressway in South San Jose, on Friday ni...

SANTA CLARA — Something had to give.Two incredibly hot teams met Saturday with the CIF Northern California Division IV title on the line.C...